Subsurface (album)

Subsurface is the seventh studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold. It is the last album to feature founding member and guitarist Nick Midson. The album was released in August 2004, and received an Album of the Month award in several European music magazines.

Subsurface
Studio album by Threshold
Released	3 August 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	58:33
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Karl Groom Richard West
Threshold chronology
Critical Mass (2002) Subsurface (2004) Dead Reckoning (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Imperiumi	[1]
Rock Hard (de)	8.5/10[2]

Songs on the album resume themes from earlier albums, including environmentalism and war, but also incorporating political themes.

Reception

In 2005, Subsurface was ranked number 472 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

1. "Mission Profile" (Karl Groom, Richard West) – 8:19
2. "Ground Control" (West) – 7:13
3. "Opium" (Groom, West) – 6:48
4. "Stop Dead" (West) – 4:21
5. "The Art of Reason" (Groom, West) – 10:20
6. "Pressure" (Groom, Nick Midson, West) – 5:17
7. "Flags And Footprints" (West) – 4:54
8. "Static" (Groom, West) – 5:07
9. "The Destruction of Words" (Groom, West) – 6:14
10. "What About Me" (Johanne James) – 4:21 (bonus track)

Personnel

• Steve Anderson – bass guitar
• Karl Groom – rhythm and solo guitar
• Johanne James – drums
• Andrew "Mac" McDermott – vocals
• Nick Midson – rhythm guitar
• Richard West – keyboards

References

1. Kalevi Heino (2004-07-26). "Levyarviot: Threshold - Subsurface". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
2. Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". issue 207. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
3. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 18. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)